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Checking the Union Labels (Labor Organizing and Activism, Social Justice, Unions)

The election of new AFL-CIO leaders more than three years ago ushered in an era of

glasnost.

Steve Early
The Prosecution and Persecution of Ron Carey (Unions)

Ron Carey looked like a tired stereotype: the disgraced labor boss on the witness stand, with dark bags beneath his eyes, denying accusations of wrongdoing in a made-in-Queens accent.

David Corn
The Marching Saint (Autobiography and Memoir, Labor, Non-fiction)

Staughton Lynd, although he would never admit it, is one of the visible
saints of the modern American left.

Paul Buhle

Blogs

May Day in NYC: Youth and Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Reform
Allison Kilkenny

This year’s march was led by immigrant and youth activists pressing for long-awaited justice.

May 2, 2013
The Bangladeshi Blood on America's Hands
William Greider

When will free-traders-gone-wild own up to their complicity in brutal injustices like last week’s deadly factory fire?

April 30, 2013
Immigrant Rights Groups, Labor, Occupy Plan May Day Protests
Allison Kilkenny

The upcoming protests have already attracted the attention of authorities—including the FBI.

April 29, 2013
Famed EPA Whistleblower Hits Media Coverage of 'Criminal' Texas Plant Explosion
Greg Mitchell

Did Reuters and The New York Times lie in their coverage?

April 23, 2013
Walmart Workers Plan Wednesday Scheduling Showdowns in 150 Stores
Josh Eidelson

Wednesday’s coordinated worker delegations should represent the largest mobilization of OUR Walmart members since the Black Friday strikes.

April 23, 2013
This Week in Poverty: Ignoring Homeless Families
Greg Kaufmann

Family homelessness is on the rise and the federal government is choosing not to respond.

April 19, 2013
Austerity, Deregulation and the Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion
Lee Fang

While questions linger about how a fertilizer plant in Texas blew up, documents suggest the facility faced little regulatory oversight.

April 18, 2013
'I Jumped to Save My Body': Walmart Slammed Over Nicaragua Stabbings and Bangladesh Fire
Josh Eidelson

Apparel workers are demanding action from the retail giant following a deadly factory fire and a set of beatings and stabbings allegedly fomented by a contractor.

April 18, 2013
AFL-CIO's Non-Union Worker Group Headed Into Workplaces in Fifty States
Josh Eidelson

Working America is set to expand across the country—and directly enter the workplace.

April 17, 2013
At Thatcher's Funeral, Bury TINA, Too
Laura Flanders

Margaret Thatcher’s fancy funeral will be held this coming Wednesday. Along with the deceased prime minister, can we bury her most favorite slogan, too?

April 12, 2013